October 16, 2024
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What are the likely future developments in the political relationship between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran? Analysis of the impact of these processes on Azerbaijan.

by Rustam Taghizade The ongoing political situation in the Middle East is currently entering a more tense phase. Iran, a garrison state, aspires to leverage its regional influence to launch further attacks against Israel through proxy forces, while simultaneously maintaining a state of conflict with the Jewish state. It is the deployment of proxy forces […]

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Will Europe treat the Pasdaran as terrorists?

by Stefano Piazza According to some sources within the European Union there is a legal basis for declaring the Iranian Pasdaran a “terrorist organization.” It all starts with the sentence handed down on December 19, 2023, by the Sixth Criminal Senate of the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf, under the direction of Higher Regional Court […]

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Social and Economic Challenges in Iran, and their impact on the national security of the Arabian Gulf Region

Kamil Alboshoka Abstract Since the establishment of the current regime in 1979 after the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran has been facing a myriad of challenges in its pursuit of internal stability. This study, therefore, delves deeply into Iran’s most critical challenges, which are social and economic. These challenges profoundly impact integration, national solidarity, […]

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Pro-Hizbullah Protesters Rail Against “Zionist Agents”, Journalists, Holocaust Survivor, in Milan

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by Stefano Piazza Choc signs, anti-Semitic slogans and threats against Segre and “Zionist agents” at the Propal procession in Milan. In addition to representatives of the “Party of Committees of Support for Resistance for Communism” (Carc), Gabriele Rubini, better known as Chef Rubio, also spoke on stage. From the stage in Gratosoglio, he incited violent […]

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October 7 and the End of International Order

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by Stefano Piazza Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Israel’s wanted number one, sent Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a letter in recent days thanking and appreciating the support given by the pro-Iranian Lebanese organization since the beginning of the war against Israel. “The blessed procession of martyrs,” the missive reads, according to Israeli media, citing the pro-Hezbollah […]

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Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus

by Rustam Taghizade Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus   In excess of nine months after the conclusion of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the prospect of a second, potentially larger conflict with Hezbollah on the northern border has emerged as […]

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Are the doors of anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-US hatred still open in Italy?

by Giovanni Giacalone In December of 2021, an article that included documents, published by the Italian online newspaper “Il Riformista“, revealed new and dreadful information on the attack against the Great Synagogue of Rome on October 9th, 1982. The attack, perpetrated with automatic firearms and hand grenades by a Palestinian terrorist cell belonging to the […]

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HUGIN (und Munin): the alarming anti-semitism promoted by Iran-Saudi Old Guard (salafism) in Portugal

by João Emanuel Lemos Esteves The rampant anti-semitism in Portuguese society is growing stronger by the day – this trend has been especially significant since socialist-communist António Costa took over the Portuguese government in a broad coalition with far-left parties (namely, the Portuguese communist party). But António Costa is not only a socialist-communist politician – […]

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Impact of the Almaty meeting on the political processes in the South Caucasus

By Rustam Taghizade The meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Almaty, Kazakhstan, has come to an end. I would like to mention the role of the city of Almaty. Almaty is strengthening its image as a place for dialogue and the resolution of international conflicts, as demonstrated by the negotiations on […]

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What does the Biden administration know about Sinwar that It hasn’t told Israel?

by Giovanni Giacalone The Biden administration has reportedly offered to give Israel “sensitive intelligence” on the whereabouts of senior Hamas leaders if it agrees to hold off on the major military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah. The Washington Post quoted four unnamed sources as saying that the United States “is offering Israel valuable […]

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